Welcome to Big Ten country, where the county seat up and moved to Los Angeles.
UCLA and USC are running away from the pack in their inaugural Big Ten campaigns. And the gap is large. The rivals are winning conference games by an average of 19 points — more than double their closest competition — and lead the standings by more than two games apiece.
When No. 1 UCLA (23-0, 11-0) travels across town to No. 6 USC (21-2, 11-1) on Thursday (10 p.m. ET, Peacock) for the first of two matchups remaining between the rivals, the Big Ten regular-season title will hang in the balance.